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Westvleteren 12

Westvleteren 12

Belgian Dark Strong Ale (18 E)

 

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 26.00 l
Boil Size: 29.00 l
Boil Time: 90 min
End of Boil Vol: 25.25 l
Final Bottling Vol: 26.00 l
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
Date: 18 Oct 2014
Brewer: Rhys
Asst Brewer:
Equipment: Viaola Mash/Boil
Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 78.4 %
Taste Rating: 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
26.00 l Onehunga WTP 2012 Average Water 1
11.00 g Chalk (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2
2.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 3
7.00 kg Gladfield Pilsner Malt (1.9 SRM) Grain 4 81.4 %
0.60 kg Gladfield Gladiator Malt (3.2 SRM) Grain 5 7.0 %
1.00 kg Candi Sugar, Dark (275.0 SRM) Sugar 6 11.6 %
32.00 g Wakatu (Hallertau Aroma) [6.80 %] – Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 16.4 IBUs
1.00 g Koppa Floc (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 8
12.00 g Wakatu (Hallertau Aroma) [6.80 %] – Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 3.1 IBUs

Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color

Est Original Gravity: 1.079 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 9.1 %
Bitterness: 19.5 IBUs
Est Color: 32.6 SRM
Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Calories: 427.1 kcal/l

Mash Profile

Mash Name: Decoction Mash, Triple
Sparge Water: 4.90 l
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE
Total Grain Weight: 8.60 kg
Grain Temperature: 22.2 C
Tun Temperature: 22.2 C
Mash PH: 5.20
Mashed at 55, 65 , 75 for 1.5 hours
Sparge: Fly sparge with 15 l water at 75.6 C

Notes

Built up yeast over a week from culture.

http://www.brewersfriend.com/mash-chemistry-and-brewing-water-calculator/?id=6ZW6J7T

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/westvleteren-12-group-brew-swap-121429/

1068 @ 24c pre boil. before candi sugar

1070 next morning – 1.072 Estmate.

 

Belgian Golden

Sparged grain bed with 6L water. Reduced and boiled.

6g Wakatu (Hallertau Aroma) [6.80 %] – Boil 60.0 min

2g Wakatu (Hallertau Aroma) [6.80 %] – Boil 15.0 min, .6g corriander, .6g Peel

Flame out  .6g corriander, .6g Peel

Cooled and add Westvleteren yeast. ~ 2.5 L.

1.070 OG

 

25 October
Gravity 1.020

1 nov
Gravities

Iipa 1.010
Bruin 1.020
Blonde 1.006

Kegged main, bottled 2×750 , 4 500 primed with 3ml and 2ml sugar syrup

Blonde 750 x1, 4×500 ml

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Belgian dark candi sugar

1kg raw sugar

5g citric acid
500ml hot water

Stir,
Bring to boil, turn down so that slow bubbles rise

Stir, set timer for 20 mins

After 20 mins, slightly yellow. Set timer for 5 mins.
Re-check every 5 mins. The series took approx 1 hour.

It can burn and catch very quickly towards the end.

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Slants

Yeast plates were getting condensation, so streaked all on to slants.

Made a 30ml starter of the westvleteren yeast, to brew on the weekend.
Adding to100ml starter to add to Rodenbach grand cru clone for bottling

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King country brewing – pale ale

Sweet malt on the nose, firm creamy head, highly carbonated. Expected more malt and hops to come through. Been on tap at Thirsty Weta Otorohanga for 2 months.
6/10

Got better as it warmed up.

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